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June 9, 2014
US EPA's 503 sludge rule (1993) allows treated sewage sludges, aka biosolids, to be land-applied to farms, forests, parks, school playgrounds, home gardens and other private and public lands
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March 4, 2010
The city's actions are a wake-up call that the entire nation regularly consumes foods grown on fields fertilized with sludge.
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May 5, 2014
There's a new taste sensation cropping up nationwide, and it might not be what you expect: foods grown using sewage sludge and treated wastewater. Read more
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February 3, 2014
In a muddled attack on the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and those who are concerned about produce grown in sewage sludge, "The Salt," NPR's James Beard award-winning food blog, parroted sewage sludge industry PR and misled readers with the... Read more
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January 15, 2014
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) broke the story that the $12.9 billion-a-year natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market had a policy of "don't ask, don't tell" when it comes to "conventional" -- or non-organic -- produce being... Read more
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August 8, 2013
A move by New York City to begin collecting food scraps and other organic waste is just the latest example of expanding efforts by municipalities worldwide to recycle large quantities of unused food and slash the amount of material sent to landfills. Read more
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June 17, 2013
If you are what you eat, residents of the Big Apple might want get themselves in order. No, there's not a new obesity epidemic in New York: Mayor Bloomberg wants to fine residents who don't sort their leftover food from the rest of the trash. Read more
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May 9, 2013
Beautiful spring weather has gardeners outside seeding lettuce and transplanting tomatoes. Community gardens are ramping up for a growing season full of hot peppers and trailing squash vines. The sewage sludge "composting" industry wants in on the... Read more
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March 11, 2013
Treated municipal sewage sludge - that is, the solids from sewage treatment - may be causing illness in people up to a mile from where the sludge is spread on land. Read more
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January 14, 2013
Terry Perry bent over and picked up a moist, thick, and black-as-coal handful of muck. "It's just like mud," said Mr. Perry, who for years has made a living selling the substance that looks like mud but is more than dirt and water. Read more
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